A lot of great music topped the charts during 1973, our founding year. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Eisenhower Public Library every other Sunday with selections from Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 Singles.
50 Years of Hip Hop
We're celebrating our 50th anniversary this year and so is Hip Hop.
2023 Dragon Award Winners
The Dragon Awards are a set of literary and media awards presented annually since 2016 for excellence in various categories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels, movies, television, and games. The Dragon Awards are among the few awards nominated and voted on directly by fans.
2023 Kirkus Childrens and YA Prize Shortlists
Kirkus Reviews has announced the finalists for the 2023 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers
Meet Norm the T-Rex
October 12-23, 2023.
Norm is coming back to Eisenhower! A South Dakota native, Norm is a life-size, five foot long, replica of a 67 million year-old, fossilized T-Rex skull on loan from the Field Museum.
Food, Family, and Folktales: A Conversation with Grace Lin
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 7:00 PM.
Join Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling Grace Lin for an engaging conversation about her journey to become an award-winning author and illustrator.
Billboard’s Hot 100 of 1973: The Twelfth of Never
A lot of great music topped the charts during 1973, our founding year. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Eisenhower Public Library every other Sunday with selections from Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 Singles.
New YA Books: 09/04/2023
Meet Banned Author Jessie Ann Foley
Saturday, October 07, 2023, 11:00 AM.
Jessie Ann Foley's first book, The Carnival at Bray, won a Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature and was short-listed for a Morris Award, honoring authors writing for teens. Yet the novel was banned from schools and libraries in Utah and Florida.
Billboard’s Hot 100 of 1973: Superfly
A lot of great music topped the charts during 1973, our founding year. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Eisenhower Public Library every other Sunday with selections from Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 Singles.
Library Card Sign-Up Month
September 2023.
Happy National Library Card Sign-Up Month! No matter your age, September is the perfect time to sign up or renew your library card! This year, in honor of our 50th anniversary, we're offering special edition, golden anniversary cards and bookmarks.
Chills and Thrills with Author Stephen Graham Jones
Wednesday, October 04, 2023, 7:00 PM.
Stephen Graham Jones joins us to talk scary stories, horror and more with librarian Becky Spratford.
Musical Tables by Billy Collins
“Only my hand is asleep, but it’s a start.”
Fifty Year Old Albums for Our 50th Anniversary
“We never unpacked, dreaming in the wrong language, carrying our mother’s fears in our feet, if he rises his voice we will flee, if he looks bored we will pack our bags, unable to excise the ferugee from our hearts.”
50th Anniversary Festival
Sunday, October 01, 12:00 PM-3:00 PM.
Since we first opened our doors in 1973, we've been grateful to be a part of the communities of Norridge and Harwood Heights. To thank you for 50 years of support, we're throwing a '70s themed party and you're invited!
Girls That Never Die by Safia Elhillo
“Now I embroider flowers in dim colors in my new country of flowers, clumsy stitches through the stencil of an orchid, remembering my young mouth pressed to a flute, unable to release the breath. I’d like that he was a musician, fingers long as spring onions.”
Billboard’s Hot 100 of 1973: Kodachrome
A lot of great music topped the charts during 1973, our founding year. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Eisenhower Public Library every other Sunday with selections from Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 Singles.
New YA Books: 08/02/2023
Unlock Your Storybook Heart by Amanda Lovelace
“one day, this key will open the heart of your one true storybook love, & if it is indeed a true match, then their key, in turn, will also open yours…”
The Power of Story with Colson Whitehead
Wednesday, September 06, 2023, 7:00 PM.
Join us for a special evening with Colson Whitehead, the award-winning author of The Underground Railroad, The Nickel Boys, Harlem Shuffle, and most recently, Crook Manifesto.
New YA Books: 07/26/2023
Comicfest 2023
Saturday, September 02, 2023, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Don your cape and tights then drop into Eisenhower to join hundreds of fans at our annual Comicfest, a celebration of the best in pop culture.
It Won’t Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib
This is an intimate graphic memoir about the author growing up in America, but traveling to Egypt at least once a year to stay with her father and his new family.
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
Their RV roadtrip comes to a terrifying halt when six friends come under attack by a sniper demanding they reveal a secret. But how can they know which one when they all have skeletons in their closets?